In March 2025, Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Defense Council and advisor to Ali Khamenei, was killed in an attack on his residence, which elicited expressions of joy from many Iranians due to Shamkhani's role in suppressing protests.

In March 2025, Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Defense Council and advisor to Ali Khamenei, was killed in an attack on his residence, which elicited expressions of joy from many Iranians due to Shamkhani's role in suppressing protests.

Farzad Molazahi, a 15-year-old Baloch teenager from Saravan, was killed by direct gunfire from IRGC/Sepah Pasdaran forces near Iranmehr Hospital in Saravan on June 17, 2026. Security forces fired at him without warning, preventing his immediate transfer to a nearby hospital, leading to his death due to his injuries.
Two terrorists involved in the October 7 invasion of Israel were killed in IDF airstrikes in Gaza over the weekend: Muhammad al-Namrouti, a Hamas platoon commander in southern Gaza, and Muawiya al-Aidi, a PIJ platoon commander in central Gaza. Both were identified by the IDF as posing an immediate threat to Israeli troops.